GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
rostera roll or list of personnel
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention